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rewatching the marvel movies as a thirtysomething adult trying (finally) to heal from 20+ years of severe mental illness and trauma and actually doing the work to do that really hits different. but also not that different. i've never understood the obsessive love the fandom has for tony stark and i understand it even less now.

the avengers within the mcu were never a cohesive unit (or, you know, actual friends) because they were constantly at the mercy of a severely mentally ill billionaire who consistently and unapologetically allowed his trauma and illness to explode outwards and harm others and then he would wallow and whine and use his considerable wealth to attempt to mop up the mess he created. he never got real help. he never put an effort into seriously trying to heal and it damaged not only every single person around him but random citizens and cities.

"but he was a good man at heart!"

yes. he was. that is not enough. that man was unwell and a danger to himself and others. he knew that and yet he continued to cause chaos and spread his trauma to other people. mental illness or not, that is selfish. his sacrifice at the end was noble but it doesn't undo the decade before that.

it's kind of mind boggling that steve, of all people, gets shit on the most in the fandom when the first two captain america movies (notably movies without tony btw) were the only movies with a shred of actual real competency and friendship in them.

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Please call this recession the Trump Slump.

We need to put Trump's name on this.

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awesome. this is just what America needs

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if you don’t support pebbles the lesbian budgie and her giant wife dni

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Danny Phantom!!!! AND IM STILL GOING STRONG BABY!!!

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ugh i just LOVE the idea of luke working at pelis garage before anh. i know canonically its not possible but ohhhhhhh baby it is my favorite little "what if...."

like. lukes gotta get money SOMEWHERE for all his little hobbies and peli would absolutely give him scrap/ look away when he steals it bc luke is the best mechanic shes ever met (bro can unloosen impossible nuts and tell you whats wrong with the ship before even popping the hood. she stopped questioning him after his first week bc he did a job that wouldve taken her a month in two days).

fast forward to mando era and luke has to go to tatooine for whatever reason (ex. returning grogu instead of just shipping him off in bobf (im mad about that still), getting proof boba is fr the new jabba, hiding from leia/ bo katan) and din is like i know someone youll LOVE and takes them to her shop and peli looks at luke for two seconds before beating the ever loving shit outta him bc this twink no showed for weeks and was assumed dead only to pop up in new republic holos years later and make out with her favorite customer. she would be fucking livid.

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I know most fans and fic authors prefer to age Adrien and Marinette up for more mature themes, and while I do love that, I also love the fact that they start out being heroes at 13-14.

They’re kids, they’re not ready for this, not even close, but they have to do it anyway. They have to learn strategy, trust, sacrifice, betrayal, all of it, and they have to do it perfect every time.

It seems like rather brutal burden in the beginning, and it is, but imagine how INSANE they’re going to be as adults. They have been honing their skills for most of their lives, have seen it all before they’re legally allowed to drink. Adult Ladybug and Chat Noir would pummel everyone.

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Have you ever been working on your batfam OC and thought "what would make this character the coolest, most badass and exceptional batfam member?"

Only to realize: that's Cassandra

The most awesome bullshit

The great traits and wholesome personality

That's literally Cass

Isn't that cool?

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‘bread is bad for you’ ‘rice is bad for you’ sorry im not subscribing to the idea that staple grains that have been integral to cultures for centuries are evil. i love you carbs

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I also think that all the "um okay knives out & glass onion were good. Wrap it up now" posts are so funny. You're tripping if you think there's not going to be at least five Benoit Blanc films lol

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A group of rough looking boys walked past me today and all I heard of their conversation was “he’s got that anxiety disorder bro so I went with him so he’d be more comfortable” and it made me realise the world isn’t all that bad

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@ gaurav

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They are utterly awesome. But the closest to being Batfam is that they’re friends with Cass.

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Ive noticed recently that my generation has... no concept of what the various economic classes actually are anymore. I talk to my friends and they genuinely say things like "at least i can afford a middle class lifestyle with this job because i dont need a roommate for my one bedroom apartment" and its like... oughh

You guys, middle class doesnt mean "a stable enough rented roof over your head," it means "a house you bought, a nice car or two, the ability to support a family, and take days off and vacations every year with income to spare for retirement savings and rainy days." If all you have is a rented apartment without a roommate and a used car, you're lower class. That's lower class.

And i cant help but wonder if this is why you get kids on tumblr lumping in doctors and actors into their "eat the rich" rhetoric: economic amnesia has blinded you to what the class divides actually are. The real middle class lifestyle has become so unattainable within a system that relies upon its existence that theyve convinced you that those who can still reach it are the elites while your extreme couponing to afford your groceries is the new normal.

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Caper in the Castro is a legendary video game, not because legions of die-hard fans continue to play it, but because it was thought to be lost forever. Now, what is largely considered to be the first LGBTQ-focused video game (it was released in 1989) is on the Internet Archive for anybody to play.

The game is a noir point-and-click that puts the player in the (gum)shoes of a private detective named Tracker McDyke who is, in case you couldn’t guess by the name, a lesbian. McDyke must unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Tessy LaFemme, a transgender woman, in San Francisco’s Castro district, an historically gay neighbourhood.

OOOOOHhh!

The game was released as charityware – freely, with a strong request to give a donation an AIDS Charity of their choice. I’d like to push towards still following that and donating, if you’re able.

(And you might also want to donate to the Internet Archive, who is hosting it now, while you’re at it – they’re in the middle of a donation drive, and could use your support.)

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Bruce: Who is that? *Points to a man speaking to a student*

Damian: The new Gotham Academy hire, Mr. Fenton. He is adequate as an instructor, and I find his teaching of chemistry to be both educational and entertaining.

Bruce: Does he normally dress like that?

Danny: *Wearing a lab coat with science beakers all over it, stripped white and black pants, and a black muscle shirt with neon splatter paint* If you push this button, the beakers light up! 😊

Damian: Yes, he does. I plan to enjoy his instruction before his inevitable descend into madness. I will admit that I'll will have some regrets the day I have to place him in Arkham when he becomes a rouge.

Bruce: I dont think it will come to that. Some people just have different fashion sense. Just look at art teachers! It that doesn't mean their Rouges in the making, chum.

Random student: Won't the light up beakers be a danger in a chemical lab?

Danny: That's what makes chemistry fun. The boom. The glorious boom. 🙂

Bruce: I stand corrected. That was a rouge-in-the-making statement

Damian: It's rather pathetic how often you are wrong, Father. Perhaps old age is catching up to you.